Hi all, as some of you may already know Mistress is out of the water and undergoing a major refit.  She is having a big birthday after 12 years of chasing blue and Black marlin along Australia’s east coast from Cairns to the Gold Coast.

On the list are new engines, a new generator, re furnished interior, new LED lighting, and a full paint job.

She is out of the water on the Gold Coast.  Work is being done by Captain Brett and Steve, who was involved in the building of the boat some 13 years ago in New Zealand.  Mistress came out of the water three weeks ago, and already the original engines have been removed, the generator is out and the tower has been removed.  The refit will be completed by August, ready for the Cairns heavy tackle Black Marlin Season.

Progress reports and photos will be posted as they occur.

We still have days available for the Cairns Black Marlin Season so get in quick and be the first to experience fishing on this beautiful vessel, with all her new jewellery .

Tight lines and good fishing………….

Captain Brett Alty

After a great 2012 Cairns season with Captain Brett Alty being awarded the Top Release Captain for Black Marlin in the Pacific Ocean by the Billfish Foundation.  Mistress is looking forward to another great charter season for 2013.

As most of you would be aware the Green Lobbyist Groups are trying to ban fishing in the Giant Black Marlin capital of the World.

We urge people to take the opportunity to fish for the giant black Marlin in Cairns while we still can.

Email or call to book for the 2013 season we have good days currently available so get in and book your trip before we fill our season.

All of the black marlin were caught in the Cairns Great Barrier Reef heavy tackle Black Marlin season by the guests that chartered Mistress in 2012.

We still have dates/days available for charter for the Cairns black marlin season this year.

With all the pressure being put on the Great Barrier Reef and Cairns fishery by the Green Movements, it is looking quite possible that the marlin fishing fleet will be closed out from fishing for the Giant Black Marlin in this area in the forseable future, so we urge anglers to take the opportunity to book fishing trips now to make the most of the fishing in this area while it is still available.

Captain Brett Alty and Mistress were also awarded the top release captain for Blue Marlin in the Pacific Ocean.

All of these blue marlin were caught on the Gold Coast (1 hour south of Brisbane).  The Gold Coast has always been one of the worlds best blue marlin fisheries, although it is not commonly known.

Captain Brett Alty and Mistress’s best blue marlin day saw 11 blues and one striped  marlin released between the hours of 8:30 and 4:30.

Champion Boat 2nd Overall

Champion Male Angler

Best Tag Person

Weather was terrific and there was heaps of bait & birds to be seen.  A female angler on board also tagged & released her first black marlin and a great weekend was had by all.

Mistress caught a 450lb Blue Marlin yesterday with a Larva Lure off the coast Fraser Island for first time angler James Ross.  His first time marlin fishing and jumped off another shortly after in a 2 hour fishing session. Hoping to see more on the trip up north to the Black Marlin fishing grounds.

Mistress is booking charters up fast but is still available for the Townsville Light Tackle Tournament (31 August – 3 September 2012) and with the already spectacular numbers of fish being seen we are looking forward to a big Tournament.  If interested in filling these dates please contact us.

For those wanting to see Mistress’s action off the Gold Coast the 2012 Blue Marlin Season DVD is available on request through the website.